GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| irate | roused to ire |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |